However, Cathy’s son and current CEO Dan Cathy said in 2012 that, “ we are inviting God’s judgement on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, ‘We know better than you do as to what constitutes marriage,” and also mentioned millions of dollars worth of donations to various anti-LGBT groups advocating against marriage equality or in favor of conversion therapy. Now, it wouldn’t be fair to claim that all Christians use their faith as an excuse to bash the gays. Truett Cathy devoted almost as much of his life to the Baptist Church as he did his business. Chick-fil-A has notably not taken part in this pandering, and while this alone doesn’t indicate any bigotry, they do have a long history of exclusion. Why are we still having this conversation?īecause it’s Pride Month, when every corporation comes out of the woodwork, slaps a rainbow version of their logo on their social media and pretends to care about gay people to make a quick buck.
